St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-14
AMONG THE HORSES.
Preparations for the Meeting ofthe Mime
sofa Breeders for their Annual
Trotting Meeting.
Nestor, the New Trottiug Wonder in Wis
consin, a Full Brother of Sher-
woods Baymont.
What ID. w. Woodmansee Has to Say
About Commodore KittSon's
PAGER Johnston.
McGrath Sells Abbie Theseus, and
VIII Sell Most of His Well-Bred
Trotttn% stock,

Capt j. d. Wood, the secretary of the
Minnesota Association of Trotting and
Pacing Horse Breeders, will this week mail
a considerable number of blanks for nomi-
nations to the stakes opened by the associa-
ton for 1887 and for the renewal of futurity
stakes for foalS of 1887 to be trotted and
paced in 1890. These are as as follows:
TROTTING.
Stake l, yearlings, foals Of 1856, half mile
heats, best two in three; entrance SIS. Dis
rance waived.
Stake >, for two-year-olds, foals of 1885,
mile heats, best two in three; entrance SIS.
Distance waived.
Stake 3, for three-year-olds, foals of 1884.
mile heats, best TWO in three; entrance SIS.
Distance waived.
Stake 1, for four-year-olds, foals of 1883,
mile heats, best three in five; entrance $50.
Stake ), for tive-y -oldS, foalS of 1882,
nile heats, best three in five; entrance $50.
Stake 6, aged mares and geldings, with rec
cords no better than 2:40, mile heats, best
,hree in five; entrance $50.
Stake Z, free to all stations owned at least
,ne year in the state and kept for stud SER
ice, mile heats, best three in five: en-
rance $50.
Stake S, stations owned at least one year in
he state, and kept for stud service, and eligi-
lie to the 500 class, mile heats, best two in
nree; entrance SIS.
Stake g. for three-year-olds and under, mile
Yeats, best two in three; entrance SIS. Dist
lnce waived.
Stake 10. for five-year-olds and under, mile
heats, best three in five; entrance $50.
The amount of money to be added will
be announced hereafter. Renewal of Flu
turity stake, to be trOtted in 1890 by colts
and tillieS then three-year- OldS. the produce
OF mares covered in 1856, whose owners
shall subscribe to the stake as follows: En-
trance fee $40 to be paid as follows: SIS to
accompany the nomination on or before
April 81, 1887 on which day the nomina-
ton of mares shall close; second payment
of IS Jan. 4, 1855. to accompany name and
description of foal, the produce of mares
named as above; third payment of SO Jan.
4 1889, and final payment Of $50 the night
before the race. Entries for the fore going
uamed stakes will close April 81, 1887. In
all stakes except the two stallion events
nominations must be Minnesota bred and
raised, save where exception is ma de in the
constitution and bylaws. and owned by
members OF the association. For the two
stallion classes the nominations
must have been in the state at
least one year, owned by men,
bers of the association and kept
for stud service. Payments of entrance
money to the stakes for 1887 will be in
three equal inStallments. first to accompany
the nominations April 81. 1857 second
payment on or before June A., 1881, and a
third and final payment ten days before, the
meeting at which the stakes shall be con-
tested. No nomination will be received
lnless accompanied by first payment of
entrance money. In making nominations
Jul breeding should be given, including at
least four generations if possible. The
breeders of this state should take hold of
this business with vim and energy, and at
once go to work preparing their stock for
the event. There is disposition to delay
and postpone the efforts to condition the
young stock. The result has been in too
many cases IN the past that breeders come
to the post with their stock not prepared, and
then are discouraged by defeat. This result
can and ought to be avoided by taking time
to prepare the stock and get it into proper
racing condition. Without this care and
preparation defeat is inevitable no matter
what the breeding of the stock may be-
There is goodly number of as we'll bred
stations and mares in Minnesota as there is
in any other state. The great point now
is to develop and bring their produce out.
1t is fast becoming question of supremacy
as to who OWNS the fastest stock and the
best horses. The struggle will be deter
mined one, and must be fought out in the
same way as it is in Kentucky. Breeding
is good, but the owner that gets his stock
to the front will get the cream of the busi-
ness i'm hraa0iOU and sailing his Droduoa